Presidents' Day Playlist: 44 Songs for Every US Commander-in-Chief [LISTEN]

Today is George Washington's birthday, which follows Abraham Lincoln's birthday by a few days, meaning today is Presidents' Day and you're probably home from school because of it. But instead of just celebrating this day off, we're taking a look and listen at how music has celebrated our Commanders in Chief over the years. Check out this new playlist of 44 songs that were written for and/or about each of our Presidents over the years!

1. George Washington "No More Kings" by Pavement, a School House Rock cover, is an educational tune about our very first President and our country's origins.

2. John Adams To say that President Adams had a temultuous relationship with France would be an understatement. So check out this pop song from Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg about President number 2!

4. James Madison Johnny Horton's "The Battle of New Orleans" is about a pivotal moment in the US's history under our fourth President.

5. James Monroe While Sheryl Crow's rocking "Hard to Make a Stand" song isn't really about the last Founding Father President, she does mix his name with James Dean, which is kind of a compliment, don't you think?

6. John Quincy Adams Freedom is something that JQA believed in, but was clearly too ahead of his time. With that in mind, we turn to Pharrell's recent hit song that was definitely helped along by the sixth President.

7. Andrew Jackson Fans of Sufjan Stevens consider his album homage to Illinois a great collection of tunes, with the song "Jacksonville" talking about the town's namesake - our 7th President.

8. Martin Van Buren Our eighth President is responsible for the trail of tears, which “Indian Reservation” was written about.

9. William Henry Harrison This well-known phrase was the campaign song for the brief President!

12. Zachary Taylor He died about 16 months into his first term due to some bad cherries. So...

13. Millard Fillmore Bobby Rydell apparently had a song called "Forgotten," which was about our 13th President, but it is super hard to find. So here's his hit "Forget Him," which we did do regarding Fillmore.

14. Franklin Pierce 15. James Buchanan 16. Abraham Lincoln Obviously one of our most important Presidents, it is only fitting that Marvin Gaye sing about him and other important figures in this song.

17. Andrew Johnson He was the first President to be impeached, so we're going to just link you to the singer that has a similar name!

18. Ulysses S. Grant

19. Rutherford B. Hayes 20. James GarfieldJohnn Cash shares history lessons in many of his songs, so that's why we love the tune "Mr Garfield" about our 20th President.

42. William J. ClintonWe know where your mind is going with this President, but instead of getting into the songs that refer to Bill Clinton's sex scandal, we're sharing "Super Soaker" by Wavves, which features the President's name as the main hook of the tune.

43. George W. BushConnor Oberst of Bright Eyes fame has never been shy about his distaste for the Bush administration. He wrote the song "When the President Talks to God" as a tongue-in-cheek message to the Commander, and then released it for free.

44. Barack H. Obama With lyrics like "Tell him I'm doin' fine, Obama for mankind / We ready for damn change so y'all let the man shine," Young Jeezy's song "My President," featuring Nas, is a prime example of music paying triubte to the Commander in Chief.

Do you have a favorite song written for or about a President that you think should've made this playlist? Let us know in the comments section below!